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Table 3 Odds ratios for the effect of frailty status on scoring in the lowest quartile of the SF-36 summary scales in the frailty subsample of the Hispanic EPESE (n = 1008)a

From: Frailty and health related quality of life in older Mexican Americans

 

PCS

MCS

 

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

Not Frail

1.00

 

1.00

 

Prefrail

4.03

(1.95, 8.35)

3.86

(2.07, 7.19)

Frail

10.58

(4.90, 22.84)

10.20

(5.19, 20.07)

  1. a Adjusted for age, sex, marital status, financial strain, arthritis, chronic illnesses, and BMI